Tool Emojis
21 emojis tagged tool in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.
Tool emojis cover hand tools, implements, and instruments — from 🔪 kitchen knife and 🔨 hammer to 🔍 magnifying glass, 🔦 flashlight, 🔮 crystal ball, and ⚓ anchor. The set spans practical workshop gear (🔧 wrench, 🪚 saw, 🪛 screwdriver) and ritual or specialty items (🏺 amphora, 🔥 fire as a flame tool). Use them in DIY posts, repair stories, recipe captions (🔪 for chopping), and metaphors about "fixing" problems. 🔧 has become standard shorthand for "I'm working on it" in dev and engineering chats.
- 🔪 kitchen knife
- 🏺 amphora
- ⚓ anchor
- 🔥 fire
- 🔮 crystal ball
- 🔍 magnifying glass tilted left
- 🔎 magnifying glass tilted right
- 🔦 flashlight
- 🔨 hammer
- 🔫 water pistol
- 🏹 bow and arrow
- 🔩 nut and bolt
- 🧰 toolbox
- 🔬 microscope
- 🔭 telescope
- 💉 syringe
- 🔱 trident emblem
- 🔰 Japanese symbol for beginner
- 🪛 screwdriver
- 🪚 carpentry saw
- 🔧 wrench
Frequently asked about tool emojis
What does 🔧 wrench mean in chat?
🔧 reads as 'fixing something' or 'work in progress' — common in software pull requests, garage Instagram posts, and any context where someone is repairing or tuning a system. Combined with ⚙️ gear, it's the universal 'engineering work in progress' signal.
Why is 🏺 amphora tagged as a tool?
Unicode's CLDR data tags 🏺 with 'tool' because amphorae were utility vessels in classical antiquity — used for storing wine, oil, grain. It also has the 'cooking' and 'history' tags. The classification reflects historical use rather than modern utility.
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